A method for predicting properties of lubricant base oil blends,
comprising the steps of generating an NMR spectrum, HPLC-UV spectrum, and
FIMS spectrum of a sample of a blend of at least two lubricant base oils
and determining at least one composite structural molecular parameter of
the sample from said spectrums. SIMDIST and HPO analyses of the sample
are then generated in order to determine a composite boiling point
distribution and molecular weight of the sample from such analysis. A
composite structural molecular parameter is applied, and the composite
boiling point distribution and the composite molecular weight to a
trained neural network is trained to correlate with the composite
structural molecular parameter composite boiling point distribution and
the composite molecular weight so as to predict composite properties of
the sample. The properties comprise Kinematic Viscosity at 40 C,
Kinematic Viscosity at 100 C, Viscosity Index, Cloud Point, and Oxidation
Performance.